Animal-blind.



B. C. SCHUBERT.

ANIMAL BLIND. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1911.

1,123,018. Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

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IBERTIE C. SCI-IUBERT, OF CONTINENTAL, OHIO.

ANIMAL-BLIND.

Application filed February 18, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERTIE C. ScHUBnn'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Continental, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Animal-Blinds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined halter and blind, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this character for controlling fractious stock, such as cattle, sheep, horses, etc., and to prevent them from leaping over fences or other inclosures and from doing injury to themselves, property and persons. To attain this end, a halter is employed provided with a blind so fixed thereto as to give plenty of room for air and feed and which will not chafe or cause injury to the animal. I

VVitlf the above objects in view, and others which will be more apparent as the description progresses, the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thG IIIVBIItlOII applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective new of the device. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the device.

In carrying out the spirit of the invention, a halter of suitable and improved construction is employed, and as shown, the halter consists of a head stall 1, a throat latch 52, a nose band 3, and 1 designates a strap con necting the throat latch with the nose band. The halter may, if desired, be provided with the usual side strap.

The numeral 5 designates the blind. This blind is preferably constructed of a strip of leather, but may, of course, be formed of other material. The lower portions of the blind is reinforced through the medium of a metallic strip 6, the latter being rounded and positioned a suitable distance away from the inner strap of the nose band. The nose band in the present instance has its loops connecting the two members comprising said band secured to the lower opposite edges of the blind 5 as designated by the numerals 7. These connections comprise straps preferably constructed of leather and which are secured to the ends of the blind in any desired manner. The blind has its outer face 8 of a substantially V-shaped formation, and its sides 9 extended inwardly at a slight angle. The upper edge of the face 8 is provided with a Specification of Letters Patent.

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reinforcing bar 10, the same extending the entire width of the said face and the said reinforcing bar may be secured to the face in any desired or approved manner. Secured between the bar 10 and the upper portion of the face 8, is a pair of straps 11 and 12. These straps are each provided with a plurality of spaced openings 13, the same being preferably arranged in pairs and being adapted to receive the threaded extensions of bolts 14 which are secured to the head stall 1. The bolts are adapted for the reception of the nuts 15 so that the head stall. may be adjusted toward or away from the blind to allow the said blind to accommodate itself to animals of various sizes. The head stall 1 is also provided with a plurality of perforations, and the straps 11 and 12 are each pivotally connected with the reinforcing bar 10 and the face 8 of the blind, so that it will be noted that the said straps may be swung upon their pivots to bring their openings into alinement with the openings of the head stall, thus not only providing for the lateral but also for the longitudinal adjustment of the device.

The head stall 1 is provided with the usual buckle for tightening 0r loosening the same and both the throat latch 2 and the nose band are also provided with buckles where by the said straps may be adjusted. The rings 16 connecting the head stall 1 with the throat latch 2 are secured to the upper edges of the inclined sides 9 of the blind through the medium of suitable loops 17.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be noted that the device, while extremely simple in construction, is thoroughly efficient for the purpose intended, it being noted that the lower edge of the blind is effectively reinforced and sustained a suitable distance away from the inner member of the nose band, while the upper edge of the face of the blind is reinforced through the medium of the member 10. This member extends the entire width of the fence 8 and effectively sustains the sides at an inclination, so that when the device is positioned upon the head of an animal, he will not be permitted to see in any other than a downward direction, but at the same time plenty of air space is left adjacent each side of his forehead and danger of the blind contacting his eyes in entirely prevented. The mouth of the animal is adapted to project below the blind so that the saidanimal may be free pivotally mounted between the blind and to feed without necessitating the removal of said reinforcing bar for lateral swinging 15 the blind. movement, and means connecting the free Having thus fully described the invention, ends of the said straps with the head stall of 5 what I claim as new, is the halter to permit of a lateral and longi- A device of the class described comprising tudinal adjustment of the device. a halter and a blind, a spacing strip secured In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 20 to the inner face of the blind adjacent its in presence of two witnesses.

lower edge, said strip having its terminals 10 connected with the nose band of the halter, a BERTIE SCHUBERT' transversely disposed reinforcing bar se- Witnesses:

cured to the outer face of the blind adja- SARA E. KNIss, cent the upper edge thereof, a pair of straps C. H. MAXWELL.

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